1 Peter 1:23 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. More versionsAmplified Bible - Classic Edition You have been regenerated (born again), not from a mortal origin (seed, sperm), but from one that is immortal by the ever living and lasting Word of God. American Standard Version (1901) having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth. Common English Bible Do this because you have been given new birth—not from the type of seed that decays but from seed that doesn’t. This seed is God’s life-giving and enduring word. Catholic Public Domain Version For you have been born again, not from corruptible seed, but from what is incorruptible, from the Word of God, living and remaining for all eternity. |